Quote With Question Mark At End Of Sentence

A full stop also replaces a question mark at the end of a sentence which looks like a question if in fact it is really a polite request.

Quote with question mark at end of sentence. I didn t think so. The question do you agree with the saying. Is outside the quotation. The period at the end of the sentence goes inside the quotation marks.

Our rule 5b of question marks says if a quoted question ends in midsentence the question mark replaces a comma therefore the following are correct. Do you agree with the saying all s fair in love and war. The exclamation mark trumps the question mark and both trump the period. I wonder what s happened.

This question mostly refers to the sentence ending punctuation marks punctuation marks that introduce a quote are never placed within quotation marks. Does punctuation go inside or outside quotation marks. Therefore the following are correct. I d like to know what you ve been doing all this time.

How do you do things why do you do things and where do you do things he asked. The gang remarked lola s candidate is a sure bet lola replied he s not my candidate dumb rule 2. If a question is within the quoted material a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. Ok here s an example.

How to punctuate quotations with question marks. When the question mark in the title comes at the end of a sentence that would itself require a question mark or period the additional question mark or period is omitted. A full stop rather than a question mark is used after an indirect question. In the united states the rule of thumb is that commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks and colons and semicolons dashes as well go outside.

There was a storm last night paul said. If the entire sentence is a question put the question mark outside the quotation marks. The placement of question marks with quotation marks follows logic. Unlike commas and periods a question mark that is not part of the quoted text goes outside the quotation marks.

Sentence ending punctuation is a whole different story. If a question ends with a quotation containing an exclamation mark the exclamation mark will override the question. She asked will you still be my friend the question will you still be my friend. If the quoted words are a question put the question mark inside the quotation marks.

Is part of the quotation. From 300 days of better writing. Will you please return the completed forms. When the speaker tag comes last put a comma inside the quotation marks and a period at the end of the sentence.